Poem-a-Day

The only daily poetry series publishing new work by today’s poets.

Poem-a-day

With shadowy pen I write,
Till time be done,
Good news of some strange light,
Some far off sun.

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on October 18, 2026, by the Academy of American Poets.

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Portrait of A.	Tung-Hui Hu	10/15/2015
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October	Helen Hunt Jackson	10/10/2015
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